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Address Bar And Search Are Gone

My Internet Explorer Address and Search functions are missing. I've looked in Help and can't find an answer. I've right clicked on the Browser and can't find it either. Other things I've done trying to help myself with this problem include: a Search here at BC, ran my Ad-Aware and Spybot in Safe Mode.

I'm lost and I know this is simple; it's happened before, but I can't remember how I got them back. Please help!

No, that didn't do it. Right clicking there has the same things as one of the other things I tried:

Standard ButtonsAddress BarLinksLock the toolbarsYahoo Companion (Aha! THAT one got the Search function back, but I still need the address bar back too. Thanks!!)

When I click on Address Bar so it has a checkmark beside it, it adds the word 'Address' over to very far right, but it can't be clicked on, doesn't make it where you can type in an http:// address.

Well, I played around with it a bit more and I was able to drag the word 'Address' over towards the middle, which made the Address bar viewable and usable, but it isn't in the right place. I can also hold down the left clicker and use the mousepad to move it around, like above the File/Edit/View/Favorites/Tools/Help bar or below. But I can't get it in the correct place.

Sorry if it looks foolish to leave all the above, but for lack of a good explanation of how it was done finally, maybe if someone else has the same problem, they can progress through these trial and errors and get it like I did. go ahead, strangle me, and put me out of your misery!!